Amiodarone is used to treat and prevent certain types of serious, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (a certain type of abnormal heart rhythm when other medications did not help or could not be tolerated. Amiodarone is in a class of medications called antiarrhythmics. It works by relaxing overactive heart muscles.

Amiodarone Indications

VF/plulseless VT unresponsive to schock deliver, CPR and a vasopressor. Life threatining arrythmias

Amiodarone Contraindications

Hypotension, Bradycardia

Amiodarone effect

prolongs action

Amiodarone how delivered

IV/IO bolus or infusion

Amioradone Dose

300 mg followed by 150 mg

Vasopressin

alternative to epi

Vasopressin Indications

Shock, pulseless VT/VF

Vasopressin Contraindication

Hypersensitivity

Vasopressin dose

40 units

Vasopressin route

injection

Epi 1:10

restore electic activity

Epi 1:10 indications

cardiac arrest

Epi 1:10 contraindications

none in cardiac arrest

Epi 1:10

prefilled syrynges 1 mg-10mg or 10mg in 1mg

Glucagon

used for hypoglycemia and must be reconstituted IM, SQ and IV... vials